Difference between revisions of "Expressing comparable degree with "you""

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*她 <em>有</em> <strong>那么</strong> 漂亮 吗 ?<span class="pinyin">Tā <em>yǒu</em>  <strong>nàme</strong> piàoliang ma?</span><span class="trans">Is she that pretty? Really?</span>
 
*她 <em>有</em> <strong>那么</strong> 漂亮 吗 ?<span class="pinyin">Tā <em>yǒu</em>  <strong>nàme</strong> piàoliang ma?</span><span class="trans">Is she that pretty? Really?</span>
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*这个 药 <em>有</em> <strong>这么</strong> 神奇 吗 ?<span class="pinyin">Zhège yào <em>yǒu</em> <strong>zhème</strong> shénqí ma?</span><span class="trans">Is this medicine that magic? Really?</span>
 
*他 <em>有</em> 姚明 <strong>那么</strong> 高 吗 ?<span class="pinyin">Tā <em>yǒu</em> Yáo Míng <strong>nàme</strong> gāo ma?</span><span class="trans">Is he as tall as YaoMing?</span>
 
*他 <em>有</em> 姚明 <strong>那么</strong> 高 吗 ?<span class="pinyin">Tā <em>yǒu</em> Yáo Míng <strong>nàme</strong> gāo ma?</span><span class="trans">Is he as tall as YaoMing?</span>
 
*你 <em>有</em> Bill Gates <strong>那么</strong> 有钱 吗 ?<span class="pinyin">Nǐ <em>yǒu</em> Bill  Gates <strong>nàme</strong> yǒuqián ma?</span><span class="trans">Are you as rich as Bill Gates?</span>
 
*你 <em>有</em> Bill Gates <strong>那么</strong> 有钱 吗 ?<span class="pinyin">Nǐ <em>yǒu</em> Bill  Gates <strong>nàme</strong> yǒuqián ma?</span><span class="trans">Are you as rich as Bill Gates?</span>
*这个 药 的 效果 <em>有</em> <strong>这么</strong> 好 吗 ?<span class="pinyin">Zhège yào de xiàoguǒ <em>yǒu</em> <strong>zhème</strong> hǎo ma?</span><span class="trans">Is the effect of this medicine that great? Really?</span>
 
  
 
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有 (yǒu), besides just meaning "to have," can also be used in comparisons. It's what you use instead of 比 (bǐ) if something is "as [Adj.] as" something else.

Basic Pattern

Structure

The structure is very straightforward. It literally means "A has B's [Adj.]." The meaning is "A is as [Adj.] as B." This pattern is often used in questions. Note that B is usually the one that the speaker is in favor of.

A + 有 + B + Adj. + 吗 ?

Examples

  • 我 帅 吗 ?yǒu wǒ shuài ma?Is he as handsome as me?
  • 老板 忙 吗 ?yǒu lǎobǎn máng ma?Are you as busy as the boss?
  • 姚明 高 吗 ?yǒu Yáo Míng gāo ma?Is he as tall as YaoMing?
  • 纽约 人口 上海 人口 多 吗 ?Niǔyuē rénkǒu yǒu Shànghǎi rénkǒu duō ma?Is the population of New York city as big as that of Shanghai?

If a verb is included in this pattern to talk about an action, use this structure below:

A + 有 + B + Verb + 得 + Adj. + 吗 ?

A few examples:

  • 他 说 好 吗 ?yǒu tā shuō de hǎo ma?Can you speak as well as he does?
  • Bolt 跑 快 吗 ?yǒu Bolt pǎo de kuài?Can you run as fast as Bolt does?

Advanced Pattern

Structure

This form is often used with 这么 or 那么, which in this case means "as much." And it indicates that B is already very [Adj.]. When B is absent, 那么 mean "so" or "that".

A + 有 (+ B) + 这么 / 那么 + Adj. + 吗 ?

Examples

  • 那么 漂亮 吗 ?yǒu nàme piàoliang ma?Is she that pretty? Really?
  • 这个 药 这么 神奇 吗 ?Zhège yào yǒu zhème shénqí ma?Is this medicine that magic? Really?
  • 姚明 那么 高 吗 ?yǒu Yáo Míng nàme gāo ma?Is he as tall as YaoMing?
  • Bill Gates 那么 有钱 吗 ?yǒu Bill Gates nàme yǒuqián ma?Are you as rich as Bill Gates?

See also

Sources and further reading

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